Civilia 2019, 10(1):4-22 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2019.001
The study presents the results of the research implemented in 2015. The aim of this research was to determine the qualitative level of analysis and interpretation of iconographic source (historical caricature) in pre-service teaching for future social science teachers at lower secondary level. The research methods of eye-tracking and audio recordings of students' responses to specific questions were used. A total of 25 students from the Department of Civic Education at the Faculty of Education (University of Ostrava) took part in the research. The research findings show that the skills of interpretation are not in-depth. The students have difficulty...
Civilia 2019, 10(1):23-49 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2019.002
In recent years, Central Europe has witnessed an increase in electoral support for far-right political parties. The aim of the study is to elaborate a detailed contextual analysis of the development and present position of three selected Central European far-right political parties (SPD in the Czech Republic, Kotleba-ĽSNS in Slovakia and Jobbik in Hungary) in the context of the last parliamentary elections held in 2016 at Slovakia, in 2017 in the Czech Republic and in 2018 in Hungary, and focusing on programmatic, ideology and rhetoric of the parties. The main findings include that nationalism (nativism in the case of SPD, neo-fascism in the case of...
Civilia 2019, 10(1):50-67 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2019.003
The European economic crisis, the migratory crisis or the Brexit in the UK are the main causes of the increasing negative moods of the European Union citizens. In the research study we decided to focus on the analysis of opinions of pupils and their teachers at primary and secondary schools on European citizenship and European identity in selected schools in the Slovak republic. The realized sociological research of pupils and teachers at primary and secondary schools shoed, among other things, that Slovak pupils and their teachers are satisfied that Slovak republic has become a member of Slovak European. Respondents are now proud of European citizenship...
Civilia 2019, 10(1):68-93 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2019.004
The study is a summary of findings resulting from exploring the ideas of a novice teacher about the aims and contents of civic education and the ways of their formation in the education at the earliest stage of her professional development. The aim of the study is to explore the relationship between the "emerging subjective theory of a teacher" and her thinking in a particular pedagogical situation (reflection in action). In this respect, the research follows the tradition of research of cognitions conducting behaviour of teachers during an education. In terms of the type of situations, teaching can be characterized as a succession of teacher-intended...
Civilia 2019, 10(1):94-102 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2019.005
The work is focused in psychological aspects of teacher training for history teaching, where also pupils with mental disabilities are attended the class. It considers the starting approaches of the theories of goals and constructivicism developed by Jaean Piaget and Lev Vygotskij. Individual parts of the training preparation and class study contents are listed and characterized further.
